date:Aug 16, 2012
ear was 5.0 percent.
Total capital expenditures of JBS in 2Q12 was R$403.1 million (US$199 million), 38 percent higher than this years first quarter. The main investments were in the start-up of the chicken operations and in the expansion of beef-processing capacity both in Brazil, as well as in the addition of storage and distribution capacity, principally in the US.
Net revenue for JBS USA Beef (including Australia) was US$4,266.9 million in this years second quarter, up over the previous year